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Allentown, PA – The Lehigh Valley Storm Football Club, of the Gridiron Developmental Football League, announced today that it has entered in a working agreement with the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks of the Indoor Football League.
The working agreement will allow both teams to take advantage of player and organizational developments.
“We are excited to team up with the Lehigh Valley Storm going forward on a range of football related endeavors,” stated Steelhawks General Manager Mike Clark. “The ...]]>February 3, 2012

Allentown, PA – The Lehigh Valley Storm Football Club, of the Gridiron Developmental Football League, announced today that it has entered in a working agreement with the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks of the Indoor Football League.

The working agreement will allow both teams to take advantage of player and organizational developments.

“We are excited to team up with the Lehigh Valley Storm going forward on a range of football related endeavors,” stated Steelhawks General Manager Mike Clark. “The Storm have many talented players on their roster and with our seasons being opposite of each other, we feel they can be a great player developmental resource for our franchise for years to come. “

Storm owner Steve Lombardo commented, “This agreement gives both Lehigh Valley football teams the ability to work together, not only for player development, but for all phases in operation,” Mr. Lombardo continues, “This simple agreement gives the teams’ coaches the open opportunity to see each other’s talent, which will be a way to continually improve the growth of our rosters with talented players for many years.”

The Steelhawks are in the midst of their second season at Stabler Arena and the Storm will be kicking off their third season on June 3rd, at the Central PA Piranha. Storm opens their home schedule at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown on June 9th vs. NEPA Miners.

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They made due on both of their promises Saturday night.
In a battle of backup QBs, the Predators captured the 2014 Major League Football crown by defeating the Storm 14-7 in front of a raucous crowd at Shabazz High School in Newark, NJ.On July 26th, the New York Predators of Staten Island vowed they would get another chance after being humiliated 42-3 by the Lehigh Valley Storm. They also vowed to not lose again the rest of the season.

They made due on both of their promises Saturday night.

In a battle of backup QBs, the Predators captured the 2014 Major League Football crown by defeating the Storm 14-7 in front of a raucous crowd at Shabazz High School in Newark, NJ.

Storm QB Caleb Fick, substituting for the injured Jimmy Lahue, had trouble all evening with his throws as the timing of his passes and the receivers’ routes seemed to be a bit off. Lahue injured his shoulder near the end of the conference championship game against the NJ Wolves two weeks earlier, forcing him to miss at least 6-8 weeks of action.

Meanwhile, Predators QB Mauricio Valmon was more effective with his legs than his arm most of the night. Despite turning the ball over in the 2nd quarter off a low snap, the Storm could not capitalize on that mistake.

Late in the first half, Fick threw an interception to the Predators, but Valmon returned the favor to end a scoreless first half.

The second half had the Predators set an immediate tone. A great kickoff return to midfield set them up with a short field, and it didn’t take long for Valmon to throw a 31-yard TD strike to receiver Travis Poole, who made a remarkable one-handed catch. The extra point was fumbled, and the Predator lead stood at 6-0.

The Storm immediately drove back with runs of 18 yards by Raheem Ridley and 36 yards by Sean Mayers. Faced with first and goal at the 10, they were unable to get any further as the Predators turned them away…eventually on downs.

Despite the Predators going three-and-out on their ensuing possession, a major turning point to the game happened. Geoff Wolyliec boomed a 54 yard punt which forced the Storm back much further than anticipated, and again, Fick and his forces went three-and-out.

Great play calling by the Predators eventually led them to a first and goal from the Storm 4. New York lost 2 yards in the next two plays and were stopped on 3rd and goal from the 6. However, Lehigh Valley was called for offsides which gave the Predators another chance, and they gladly cashed in on a 3 yard TD run by Daquan Williams. A 2 point pass conversion succeeded and the Predators were cruising with a 14-0 lead.

During the last drive, Storm head coach Bob Kohler wanted to make a QB switch to Rodney Gilmore for the next series. But after the Predators’ second score, a squib kickoff eluded four Storm players and eventually landed into the hands of a Predator player, keeping the high-powered Storm offense on the sidelines. Unfortunately, more mental and frustrating mistakes continued to hurt the Storm, as they even committed a personal foul after they thought they stopped the Predators on a 3rd and long. Luckily for them, they were able to block a short Wolyliec field goal.

Once Gilmore got into the game with 8 minutes left, he tried to give his offense a shot in the arm by immediately set his sights on Jaleel Clark; who made a couple of big catches for nearly 50 yards. His receptions, along with Gilmore’s legs, moved the Storm to the Predators’ 10 yard line with 5 minutes left. But, on a pivotal 3rd and 3, Gilmore looked for Clark one more time…and got intercepted with the return going for nearly 60 yards.

The Storm thought they were clinging to dear life by stopping the Predators again on a three-and-out. But after stopping the Predators on 3rd and 14, a rare personal foul penalty was called against the Storm bench for sideline interference, giving the Predators a fresh set of downs. Although they turned the ball over on the next play, the Storm gave it right back to the Predators by turning the ball over on downs, falling short by a half yard on a 4th and 2 running play.

The Storm finally got on the board after another Wolyliec punt in the final minute. Most of the players thought the punt was going out of bounds. Somehow, John Kennedy ended up with the ball at his own 4, got some blockers, and went on his way for a 96 yard punt return for a score with 25 seconds left. However, the Storm failed to recover the onside kick and the Predators were able to run out the clock and claim their first league championship since winning the RAFL (Regional Americal Football League) and the Metro-Bowl in 2010.

Valmon, thanks to his runs and managing the game very efficiently, was named the MVP for the championship game.

With apologies to the Allentown region, this game did not air on “Storm Radio” and hot101.net due to unforeseen circumstances that went beyond the control of the team and its announcers.

For the Storm, this proved to be an even more arsenic loss as this has been the closest they have ever been to winning a championship. Last year, they were dominated start-to-finish 56-8 by the Oklahoma Thunder in the GDFL (Gridiron Developmental Football League) Grand Final in Memphis.

Simply put, 2015 will most certainly be labeled…”Unfinished Business, Part Deux.”

Despite what was a bitter yet unacceptable finish, the Lehigh Valley Storm thanks everyone for their support throughout the 2014 season.

]]>http://lvstormfootball.com/2014/11/business-still-unfinished-predators-mlf-champions-as-storm-evaporates/feed/0Local Products Lead Storm To Their 2nd Consecutive Championship Gamehttp://lvstormfootball.com/2014/11/local-products-lead-storm-to-their-2nd-consecutive-championship-game/
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The Storm compiled an 11-1 record going into the championship game, led by 2nd year head coach Bob Kohler…formerly a coach at Muhlenberg College for a quarter century. Other local products have helped the Storm get to ...]]>A year following a devastating 56-8 loss to the Oklahoma Thunder in the Gridiron Developmental Football League Championship Game (GDFL), the Lehigh Valley Storm are back in a league championship game for the second consecutive year…this time with the MLF (Major League Football).

The Storm compiled an 11-1 record going into the championship game, led by 2nd year head coach Bob Kohler…formerly a coach at Muhlenberg College for a quarter century. Other local products have helped the Storm get to this point, as they prepare to play the New York Predators of Staten Island on Saturday, November 22nd in the MLF Grand Final, at Shabazz High School in Newark, NJ.

QB Jimmy Lahue, a product of Whitehall, PA, has had an exceptional year for the Storm. He led the league with 21 TD passes as well as league passer rating, plus finished second in passing yardage behind Predators’ QB Kasey Nunez. He threw 3 TD passes in the Storm’s 27-0 conference clinching win over the New Jersey Wolves back on November 8th.

Many of Lahue’s TD passes this year have gone to receivers DeVaughn Gordon (from Lehigh University) and Jaleel Clark (from the University of Missouri, locally out of Parkland High School). Gordon led all receivers with 10 TD receptions and finished 2nd in receiving yards during the regular season, while Clark provided 327 receiving yards and 4 TDs. Both scored receiving TDs against the Wolves.

The offensive and defensive lines have also been impressive. On the offensive side, the Storm are led by Zack Yankiewicz, a product of Kutztown University. On defense, local representation comes from John Kennedy (Lehigh University) and Travis King (Moravian University) in the defensive backfield and special teams, as well as Carl Kreidler on the defensive line.

Kreidler, from Whitehall High School, finished 2nd on the team with 29 tackles, including 9 for loss of yardage and 2 sacks. King and Kennedy played roles in the secondary and special teams, with Kennedy intercepting two passes and King one.

“We started this year with our slogan being ‘UnfinishedBusiness.’ Hopefully the end result on Saturday night will be business complete,” says Storm owner Steve Lombardo, very eagerly hoping to win his first championship after failing last year in Memphis.

All will be put to the test on Saturday, as the Storm will await a salivating Predators team whom has not forgotten the one-sided last meeting on July 26th which the Storm won 42-3 in Allentown.
Kickoff for the MLF Grand Final is scheduled for 5pm at Shabazz High School, located on 80 Johnson Ave. in Newark, NJ…minutes off of Interstate 78 and exit 56, about 75 minutes east of Allentown.
More info on the game can be found by visiting www.lvstormfootball.com and www.majorleaguefootball.us.

Visit the Lehigh Valley Storm website and click ‘Storm Radio’ to hear the play-by-play of the contest from “Crazy Tom” Wilkins and James Josephson.

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]]>http://lvstormfootball.com/2014/11/storm-radio/feed/0Storm Win MLF National Conference in Hard-Hitting Affair Over Wolveshttp://lvstormfootball.com/2014/11/storm-win-mlf-national-conference-in-hard-hitting-affair-over-wolves/
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The hits were hard. The play was even harder. But in the end…the golden sky came out for the Lehigh Valley Storm.
In front of a loud crowd at Salisbury High School in Allentown, PA, the Storm continued their motto of #UnfinishedBusiness by defeating the Wolves of Plainfield, NJ 27-0 to win Major ...]]>Two months ago, the New Jersey Wolves vowed revenge following a 34-21 home loss to the Lehigh Valley Storm. This past Saturday night…the two worlds collided again.

The hits were hard. The play was even harder. But in the end…the golden sky came out for the Lehigh Valley Storm.

In front of a loud crowd at Salisbury High School in Allentown, PA, the Storm continued their motto of #UnfinishedBusiness by defeating the Wolves of Plainfield, NJ 27-0 to win Major League Football’s National Conference Championship and punched their ticket to Newark for the MLF Grand Final on November 22nd at Shabazz High School.

The Wolves made their fifth consecutive conference championship appearance with this game. Now, it is assured that there will be a new league champion as their mission for a “three-peat” was thwarted.

Both teams got off to rocky starts. Storm QB Jimmy Lahue threw an interception to the Wolves’ Shaune Thomas on the opening drive of the game, but the Wolves could not convert it into points. Both defenses held strong as a scoreless first quarter passed by.

Then, 12 seconds into the second quarter, the Storm emerged on the scoreboard and started to dominate the statistics.

Lahue found Jaleel Clark on a 22 yard TD pass to open the scoring at 7-0. That score was set up thanks to a 19 yard pass to Yusef Reddick and a 32 yard pass to Michael Thomas.

Wolves’ starting QB Mike Pernell’s work was short-lived, only going 4-7 for 10 yards, including catching his own deflected pass for a 6 yard loss. His day ended late in the first half when he shaken up following being tackled out of bounds on a run, which was negated by a holding penalty…one of a combined 26 penalties both teams committed during the game (12 for the Wolves, 14 for the Storm).

2-time league MVP Immanuel Cabassa replaced Pernell and did not fare much better, going 10 of 26 for only 83 yards and 3 interceptions.

The Storm ended the first half in grand fashion as Lahue found DeVaughn Gordon who made a tremendous diving catch in the end zone, giving the Storm a 14-0 lead at the break.

If the Wolves were to get back into the game, they needed a spark in the worst way to begin the second half. But it was not to be.

Running back Darryl Luck, playing with a heavy heart after his mother passed away the day before the game, only carried the ball 5 times for 6 yards. On the opening play of the 2nd half, a missed exchange from Cabassa to Luck was fumbled and recovered by the Storm’s Carl Kreidler.

A short time later, Lahue would find Reddick in the end zone for his third TD pass of the night and a 21-0 Storm lead.

The Storm closed out the scoring on a 6 yard TD run by Raheem Ridley. Though the extra point was missed, it finished the scoring at 27-0 and marked the fourth home shutout by the Storm this year (combined regular season and playoffs).

Following the last scoring drive for the Storm, Lahue was taken out of the game. It wasn’t until after the game when it was revealed that Lahue had suffered an injury. Specifics of the injury and its severity are not known at this time, and his status for the championship game is currently uncertain.

Lahue concluded his night going 15 of 26 for 237 yards, 3 TDS and an INT. Rodney Gilmore came in to replace Lahue in the final quarter.

The Storm will play the American Conference Champion New York Predators of Staten Island in the finals. The Predators raced out to a 28-0 lead over the Brooklyn Mariners, but had to hang on for dear life to win 35-27 following a fierce Mariners comeback which fell short.

This will certainly be a huge revenge match for the Predators, as the Storm easily won 42-3 in their previous meeting in Allentown on July 26th.

]]>http://lvstormfootball.com/2014/11/storm-win-mlf-national-conference-in-hard-hitting-affair-over-wolves/feed/0MLF Northern Championship Previewhttp://lvstormfootball.com/2014/11/mlf-northern-championship-preview-nj-wolveslv-storm-rematch/
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As Demi Lovato would say from her 2008 song…”this is what happens…when two worlds collide.”
The two powerhouses will play for the MLF Northern Conference Championship this Saturday night, November 8th at Salisbury High School in Allentown, PA for the right to represent their conference in the MLF Grand Final, which will be ...]]>The Lehigh Valley Storm defeated the New Jersey Wolves of Plainfield, NJ in their last two meetings. The Wolves are the two‐time defending Major League Football champions.

As Demi Lovato would say from her 2008 song…”this is what happens…when two worlds collide.”

The two powerhouses will play for the MLF Northern Conference Championship this Saturday night, November 8th at Salisbury High School in Allentown, PA for the right to represent their conference in the MLF Grand Final, which will be played in Newark, NJ on November 22nd.

These two teams played at Seidler Field in Plainfield on September 6th following a severe rainstorm that lashed the field before kickoff. It did not stop the Storm, as they took advantage of Wolves turnovers and raced to a 27‐0 halftime lead en route to a 34‐21 win.

In that meeting, Storm QB Jimmy Lahue went 11 for 17 for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns, both to receiver DeVaughn Gordon. Sean Mayers added a 49 yard TD run, Bobby Eppleman converted two field

]]>http://lvstormfootball.com/2014/11/mlf-northern-championship-preview-nj-wolveslv-storm-rematch/feed/0Home Sweet Home: Storm Face Vikings In MLF Playoffshttp://lvstormfootball.com/2014/10/home-sweet-home-storm-face-vikings-in-mlf-playoffs/
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The Storm will be playing at home this Saturday night (November 1st) at Salisbury High School in Allentown, PA against the Central Jersey Vikings of South Plainfield, NJ in the Major League Football Divisional Playoff Round.
This will be the Storm’s first home contest since August 23rd, when they shut out the New Jersey Spartans of Newark 38-0. The 4-7 Vikings, the #6 seed ...]]>It’s been a long, long time coming…finally; the Lehigh Valley Storm can get back to #UnfinishedBusiness.

The Storm will be playing at home this Saturday night (November 1st) at Salisbury High School in Allentown, PA against the Central Jersey Vikings of South Plainfield, NJ in the Major League Football Divisional Playoff Round.

This will be the Storm’s first home contest since August 23rd, when they shut out the New Jersey Spartans of Newark 38-0. The 4-7 Vikings, the #6 seed in the National Conference, defeated the #3 seeded Spartans 17-0 last week in Newark in the wild-card round of the MLF Playoffs.

A win by the 9-1 Storm will advance them to the conference championship game next Saturday, which they will host as the #1 seed.

This game is a rematch of the October 4th contest held in South Plainfield, NJ. The Storm, after a cold first half, roared back to defeat the Vikings 34-7 thanks to 27 2nd half points and two TDs by Yusef Reddick. Reddick scored on a 70 yard punt return and a 10 yard TD reception.

Gates open at 5pm with kickoff scheduled for 7pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the gate. To raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition.

If you can not make it to the game, listen to the play-by-play commentary of “Crazy” Tom Wilkins and “JJ” James Josephson by visiting www.lvstormfootball.com and clicking the “Storm Radio” link.

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Thanks to two second-half TD tosses by QB Jimmy Lahue, and two scores by Yusef Reddick, the Storm improved their record to 7-1 with a 34-7 win over the Vikings. But ...]]>For the Lehigh Valley Storm, rust was the issue going into last Saturday night’s key Major League Football contest against the Central Jersey Vikings in South Plainfield, NJ. Following a couple of bye weeks, a rescheduled game, and earlier wet weather…the Storm were ready to do battle once again.

Thanks to two second-half TD tosses by QB Jimmy Lahue, and two scores by Yusef Reddick, the Storm improved their record to 7-1 with a 34-7 win over the Vikings. But the win was not as convincing as the scoreboard indicated.

Mistakes plagued the Storm early. An early drive to the Vikings 5 yard line fizzled as they turned down an easy field goal attempt only to turn the ball over on downs. One play later, the Vikings’ Cedrick Brown found a hole off left tackle and provided one of the top 5 MLF plays of the year…a 95 yard TD run which gave the Vikings a 7-0 lead and left the Storm shellshock.

Amazingly, in the first half, the Storm had two touchdowns called back by offensive holding penalties. In that half, they fumbled the ball four times…and lost two of them, including RB Raheem Ridley losing the ball just before crossing the goal line late in the 1st quarter.

But then, momentum began to swing thanks to the special teams. Vikings QB Opie Muse punted to the Storm midway through the 2nd quarter. The ball deflected off of Jarin Elder and into Reddick’s hands, and he raced down the far sideline with blockers 74 yards into the end zone to level the game at 7-7.

The Storm tried to take the lead going into the half, but kicker Bobby Eppleman missed a 33 yard FG as time expired. During that drive, Ridley appeared to injure his shoulder.

But the injury was very short lived as Ridley came back with a vengeance on the Storm’s first drive of the second half. His 52 yard TD run gave the Storm the lead for good, running with an incredible purpose.

Lahue then found receiver Jaleel Clark for a 33 yard TD pass on the next drive (21-7), with him and Reddick stepping up at the position as lead WR DeVaughn Gordon was virtually shut down all game long.

As the final quarter began, Lahue found Reddick on a swing pattern and he raced 10 yards for another score. The point after was bobbled, leaving the Storm with a 27-7 lead. The Storm finished the scoring on an 11 yard TD run by reserve back Rob Cousar.

The Storm defense, who kept quarterback Muse off the completion board until the fourth quarter, left up a total of -6 yards in the air as Joe Davis and Mike Cousar both had 2 sacks. The offense consumed 217 yards on the ground and 159 through the air. Lahue would finish 11-21 with 2 touchdowns and one pick.

With the win, the Storm keep their tiebreaker lead over the Plainfield (NJ) Wolves, whom defeated the Somerset Bears 6-0 to also improve to 7-1 on the season. Remember, the Storm own the tiebreaker over the Wolves with their 34-21 win in Plainfield on September 6th.

Next week, the Storm visits the NJ Longhorns in Roselle, NJ. The 5-4 Longhorns are coming off a 34-24 loss to the Brooklyn Mariners, ending the Longhorns’ 3 game winning streak.

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After a sloppy first half in last week’s contest against the Central Jersey Vikings, the Lehigh Valley Storm went on a mission…which continues as we speak.
Their latest victims were the New Jersey Longhorns; winning 50‐8 at Sylvester Park in Roselle, NJ thanks to two more TD passes by Jimmy Lahue and two more TDs accumulated by Yusef Reddick.
Lehigh Valley’s win, combined with a 15‐14 loss by the New Jersey Wolves ...]]>Unfinished business, you ask? Well…let’s say partially finished.

After a sloppy first half in last week’s contest against the Central Jersey Vikings, the Lehigh Valley Storm went on a mission…which continues as we speak.

Their latest victims were the New Jersey Longhorns; winning 50‐8 at Sylvester Park in Roselle, NJ thanks to two more TD passes by Jimmy Lahue and two more TDs accumulated by Yusef Reddick.

Lehigh Valley’s win, combined with a 15‐14 loss by the New Jersey Wolves to the Brooklyn Mariners, clinched the National Conference regular season title for the Storm and the #1 seed. (The Storm defeated the Wolves 34‐21 on September 6th in Plainfield, NJ…giving the Storm the tiebreaker.)

As for the game, the scoring began as Reddick caught a 12 yard TD pass from Lahue. A short time later, the special teams came through as Mike Cousar blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone. Just like that, it was 14‐0 Storm.

But they were far from done. A 45 yard TD bomb to DeVaughn Gordon and a 32 yard TD run by Raheem Ridley in the second quarter gave the Storm a convincing 28‐0 lead. Ridley finished his hard running with 6 carries for 64 yards and a TD, while Lahue did not have to do much (4‐8, 80 yds., 2 TDs) all evening.

Following a Storm safety on opposing QB Rob Wright, Reddick scored on an end‐around play which finished a dominating first half, leading 37‐0 at snack break.

Backup QB Brian Byrd threw a TD pass to Darryl Giles (4‐89, TD, including a 52 yard reception) for the only offensive score for the Longhorns. Despite missing the 2 point conversion, they got the points anyway after Lahue fumbled and recovered a ball in his own end zone for a safety shortly thereafter.

The final points came when Tajmere Flood scored on a 38 yard interception return for a TD and a Carl Kriedler 5 yard fumble return for a TD finished things out. Both scores happened in the final minute and a half of the game.

The Storm came away relatively healthy from the game with one exception: offensive lineman Edgar Rodriguez suffered a serious ankle injury late in the first half and will miss some time as he recovers from his wounds.

The Storm improved to 8‐1 with the win, while the Longhorns lost their second straight…finishing their regular season at 5‐5.

Next week, the Storm face a very solid New Jersey Bravehearts team, who are 6‐3 after a 24‐0 win last Saturday. This will be Lehigh Valley’s fourth consecutive road game to close the regular season.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7pm and will be played at Sylvester Park in Roselle, NJ.

Visit www.lvstormfootball.com for the latest news on the Lehigh Valley Storm and www.majorleaguefootball.us for the latest MLF news as the regular season wraps up this coming week.

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Led by DeVaughn Gordon’s 2 TD catches, Sean Mayer’s 2 rushing scores, and 5 interceptions by the defense, the Storm picked up their 3rd shutout of the year with a 38-0 win over the New Jersey Spartans of Newark in Major League Football action at Salisbury High School in Allentown, PA.
This was the Storm’s third shutout win of ...]]>Leading into the Labor Day bye week, the Lehigh Valley Storm continue to put their long-term ultimate goals in cruise control.

Led by DeVaughn Gordon’s 2 TD catches, Sean Mayer’s 2 rushing scores, and 5 interceptions by the defense, the Storm picked up their 3rd shutout of the year with a 38-0 win over the New Jersey Spartans of Newark in Major League Football action at Salisbury High School in Allentown, PA.

This was the Storm’s third shutout win of the year; all at home, where they continue to be dominant. They have outscored opponents 177-0 at home since giving up a 52 yard FG to the New York Predators 4 weeks ago.

It wasn’t the prettiest statistical line for the Storm in comparison to their remarkable performance against the Delaware Legacy last week. QB Jimmy Lahue was 10 of 15 for 106 yards and 2 TDs, with both scores caught by Gordon. The Storm opened the scoring on Gordon’s 13 yard reception and later added an 11 yard score in the 2nd half.

Along with his two scores, Gordon finished with 6 catches for 67 yards.

As for the Storm defense, it was a feed frenzy all night for them as they held the Spartans to 3 yards net passing for the game. QB Rashad Hector was 5 of 12 passing for 32 yards and 4 interceptions. He was also sacked 3 times.

Mike Cousar set up the Storm’s second score with the first interception of the game. In turn, the Storm looked as if they were going to be held to only a field goal after failing to convert of 3rd down, but an unsportsmanlike conduct foul against the Spartans allowed the downs to be reset and Mayers scored the first of his two TDs on the very next play from 5 yards out.

Mayers would score again from 40 yards out towards the end of the half, with Lahue scoring from a yard in-between Mayers’ TDs.

Along with Mike Cousar, interceptions were made by Luther Wilson, Tajmere Flood, and John Kennedy who had two. Flood’s pick came off a halfback option play thrown by the Spartans’ Davon Blutcher.

With the win, the Storm improved their record to 5-1, including a perfect 5-0 in MLF play. The Spartans lose their 2nd straight to drop to 3-2.

The MLF is off for the Labor Day holiday next weekend, but in two weeks’ time, the Storm will be taking on the two-time defending MLF Champions, the Plainfield (NJ) Wolves on Saturday, September 6th. The Wolves are coming off a 27-0 win last week over the Northeast Eagles of Philadelphia.

Times and site information for this game will be made available in the coming days, so be sure to visit www.lvstormfootball.com for the latest on this upcoming matchup. You can also visit www.majorleaguefootball.us for updates on Major League Football.